Bresnan confident of England recovery

Tim Bresnan is confident England can bounce back from their humiliating exit at the Cricket World Cup earlier this month.

Peter Moores' side saw their hopes ended with a pool fixture to spare following a shock 15-run defeat to Bangladesh in Adelaide.

England managed to get the better of Afghanistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their concluding group match, and Bresnan hopes the team can recover ahead of a challenging summer schedule that sees them play host to both New Zealand and Australia.

"I think they need to [bounce back] really," he told Perform. "They'll be trying everything that they can and it's a tough situation for England, Peter Moores and for [captain] Eoin Morgan, but we've bounced back before and I think they'll bounce back again."

Bresnan last featured for England at last year's World T20, but has set his sights on forcing his way back into the national set-up with good form for Yorkshire, adding: "Yeah, definitely. It's been quite nice having most of the winter off, so I've enjoyed that, getting myself fit and strong and working on a few technical things, so hopefully I hit the ground running.

"[I've] just been making sure that all these niggles that I've been carrying for a few years, I've managed to get them sorted out. Having a first winter off in eight or nine years now - it's been good."

Bresnan has suffered with a persistent elbow injury in recent seasons, but says he is now feeling fitter than he has done for a long time.

"From an injury and body perspective, yes," he added. "If you're going into a season fresh, you're always going to get better results.

"I wouldn't say [the injuries have been] frustrating. It's part of the game, you've just got to crack on. It is what it is. You've just got to do the best with what you're given."